Tom Wallisch

Freeskier / Slopstyle

Tom Wallisch’s career as one of freeskiing’s most accomplished and
innovative athletes did not exactly begin “by the book.” ESPN’s
“Action Sports Athlete of the Year” made his first tracks far from the
traditional “resort scene” – on a bunny hill in his hometown of
Pittsburgh, Penn. Retreating to the nearby resorts on the weekend, his
athleticism and draw to skiing intensified with age.

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The Wallisch family continued their weekend get-a-ways, often to
Maryland small resort Wisp, which Wallisch credits as his “home turf”
growing up. By the time he was 15, Wallisch further developed his
talent conquering urban features after school and entering local big
air competitions and rail jams on the weekends.

In 2006, the recent high school graduate made the biggest move of
his career, heading west and settling in Park City, Utah as a student
at the University of Utah. The new adventure immediately saw him amass
a large following in the freeskiing community, thanks to a series of
high-octane video edits. It did not take long for his park skills to
catch up to his expert rail skills previously perfected in Pittsburgh.
By the close of his first winter, the largest ski production companies
were casting him in several major productions.

Exploding on the competitive scene in 2009, Tom topped the podium at
many events and finished the season as the top AFP-ranked slopestyle
skier in the world. The following season saw “T-Wall” cement his place
at the forefront of his sport, with a gold medal in the slopestyle at
the European X Games, first place at the Snowbasin stop of the Dew
Tour and Freeskier’s highly-coveted “Skier of the Year” title.

In 2012, Wallisch secured the top-ranked slopestyle spot in the AFP
Rankings yet again, in addition to winning the Dew Your overall cup,
seven podiums and two X Games medals - gold in Aspen and silver at
Euro X.

An early season knee injury required Tom to take a step back from
the competitive scene to ensure proper recovery. However, the
freeskiing force remained active in the sport, filming his own unique
ski film – The Wallisch Project – released with critical acclaim in
Fall 2013. By close of this year, Tom returned atop the podium,
earning the FIS World Ski Championship title in Voss, Norway.

Any winter days not spent on the competition circuit are focused on
completing his marketing degree at the University of Utah and filming
for any number of film companies, including Level 1, 4bi9, TGR, and
Field Productions. During the short off-season, Tom soaks up the sun,
whether that be skating, wakeboarding, or mountain biking.

Career Highlights

AFP Rankings

1st, SS, 2012

1st, SS, 2009

2nd, Overall,
2010

X Games

Gold, SS, Aspen, CO, 2012

Silver, SS, Tignes, FRA,
2012

Gold, SS, Tignes, FRA, 2010

FIS World Championships * 1st, SS, Voss, NOR, 2013

Dew Tour

1st, Dew Tour overall, 2012

1st, SS, Dew Tour,
Killington, VT, 2012

2nd, SS, Dew Tour, Snowbasin, UT,
2012

3rd, SS, Dew Tour Overall, 2012

1st, SS, Dew
Tour, Breckenridge, CO, 2011

1st, SS, Dew Tour, Snowbasin,
UT, 2010

2nd, SS, Dew Tour, Breckenridge, CO, 2009

World Cup * 1st, SS, VISA U.S. Grand Prix, Mammoth, CA, 2012

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